HB 745 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Behavior Analysts - Licensure Applications

HB 745 requires Maryland's State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists to issue behavior analyst licenses within 10 days of receiving a complete application, or within 30 days if additional information is needed to complete an initially incomplete application. The bill mandates the Board send email notifications to applicants at four key stages: when an application is received, review begins, completeness is confirmed (or more info is needed), and when a license is issued or denied. This directly affects individuals applying for behavior analyst licensure in Maryland by setting clear timelines for processing and improving communication. The bill does not change eligibility requirements but focuses on streamlining the application process and transparency. It takes effect October 1, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed May 20, 2025

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MODERATE

HB 745 was amended to add co-sponsors, mark it as favorably reported by committee, and include approval signatures. The substantive licensing provisions remain unchanged, but the bill's procedural status was updated to reflect committee approval and adoption.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsors to the bill, expanding the list of sponsors to include Delegates Alston, Bagnall, Bhandari, Chisholm, Cullison, Guzzone, Hill, Hutchinson, S. Johnson, Kaiser, Kerr, Kipke, Lopez, Martinez, M. Morgan, Pena-Melnyk, Reilly, Rosenberg, Szeliga, Taveras, White Holland, Woods, and Woorman.

Added committee report status showing the bill was favorably reported with amendments.

Added house action status showing the bill was adopted.

Added read second time date of February 22, 2025.

Changed the bill header from 'A BILL ENTITLED' to 'CHAPTER ______' to reflect legislative formatting conventions.

Added explanatory notes about formatting conventions (capital letters, brackets, underlining, and strike-throughs).

Added signature lines for Governor, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate at the end of the document.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2025

How they voted

44–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 46

Mar 15, 2025

D Democratic33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican13

12 Yea 1

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 20, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 755

executive

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned Passed

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Finance

upper

Mar 15, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)

senate

Feb 28, 2025

Committee

Referred Finance

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

lower

Feb 24, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (132-0-5)

house of delegates

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

First Reading Health and Government Operations

lower

23 primary · 0 co-sponsors